South Padre Mini-Vacation

In honor of the Yancy birthday month, we took a mini-vacation down to South Padre Island (2 years ago it was Greece, so this was a hard compromise). It was Naterbug's first vacation, other than to visit family and he is actually a very good traveler!

There we discovered Nathaniel has a strong aversion to the beach. This does not bode well with parents who are avid scuba divers and beach bums! My hope is that this too shall pass....quickly :)

We found he was OK as long as Mom or Dad held him, so we got a few cute pics nonetheless.

Day 2 we were off to the zoo. If you are ever in the area, Brownsville has an amazing zoo. There were various species of monkeys which we all found very entertaining, as well as the other typical zoo animals.

But Mommy's favorite was the butterfly exhibit!

After the zoo we stopped in Port Isabel and visited a special aquarium with a touch tank exhibit. Nathaniel was scared of the eel and most enjoyed reaching into a large 5 gallon bucket to wash his hands - go figure!

Day 3 we met up with Jim & Sherry for a late lunch and headed back to the condo to play in the pool.

In stark contrast of Nathaniels feelings for the beach, he loved the pool! There was an outer ring to the main pool that is a kiddie pool, he would have spent the day there quite happily (until nap time meltdown occured).

The day concluded with visits to the cheesy tourist shops and a pic of Me Matey, the little Cpt'n Natey!

Day 4 began in the wee hours of the morning....when Nate woke up VERY unhappy. Gas, teething, uncomfortable crib...who knows? Whatever it was, he was not easily calmed. So we decided to make the long trek home beginning around 3:30 AM. Not exactly my idea of fun but Ted drove and the rest of us slept (I love my husband!). It was a nice getaway.